Newcastle

The English School in Newcastle

The English school in Newcastle was founded in 1973 and is located in the heart of the university area of the city, a nice place full of theatres, galleries, museums, restaurants, pubs and also near gardens and parks.

The school prides itself on a room with 20 computers, a cafeteria and a video room
The teachers are highly qualified and are available for students in tutorial sessions. The school is quite big and can welcome up to 350 students.

Accreditation: The school is accredited by the British Council, EAQUALS (European Union)

School facilities

16 fully equipped classrooms

Student lounge with tea and coffee machine, and wifi

Computer room

Cafe

Characteristics

Internet

Library

Computer room

Cafe

Tea or coffee machine

Garden

Wifi

Student lounge

Prayer room

Kitchenette

Support deparment for the students

Holidays

01/01/2019

19/04/2019

22/04/2019

06/05/2019

27/05/2019

26/08/2019

23/12/2019

24/12/2019

25/12/2019

26/12/2019

27/12/2019

01/01/2020

Accreditations

The school is accredited by:

Strongest Points

Newcastle is an important University city

It is the city that welcomes the most Erasmus students in the UK.

The Charlotte apartments are a 5 minute walk from the school

The city of Newcastle

Newcastle is in a spectacular setting on the banks of the river Tyne.
The center is quite collected so that you can explore on foot, and get to the subway from most isolated places. It is one of the cities known worldwide for its thriving nightlife, in fact, has recently been voted the city with the most progress in the world! There is an incredible variety of places with thousands of Geordies (as its inhabitants call themselves) that go out on the Toon (affectionate name they have given to town).

South of Newcastle is Durham, with its magnificent cathedral, while further north is Northumberland, with a coastline and well-preserved countryside.

Standard Course (15 lessons)

Class in the morning or afternoon (depending on the level and type of course)

Perfect for

Students that want to combine their studies with free time.

Additional information

The customised programme allows you to work individually in the areas of language that you need to improve the most, through self study sessions. The objective is to promote autonomous learning, guided by tutors and teachers. The students have access to infomation and audiovisual resources, to improve their basic competencies, prepare for the exam, have specific English sessions, improve their pronunciation or Business English. Once a week, there is an individual session of 30 minutes with a teacher.

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Lecciones per Week 15

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning or afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 16

Semi Intensive Course

Class in the morning or afternoon (depending on the level and type of course)

Additional information

This course serves to work with all the language competencies, and practicing grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, as well as listening, speaking, reading and writing. The method used is communicative.

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Lecciones per Week 20

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning or afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 16

Intensive Course

This course is a comgbination of 20 lessons of Standard Course + 5 hours of "customised programme" per week

Class in the morning and in the afternoon
Class schedule: depending on the level and type of course.

Perfect for

Students that want to improve their English level quickly

Additional information

The structure of the course is the same as the standard course. The tailored programme allows you to work individually on the areas of the language that you most need to take a closer look at.

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Lecciones per Week 25

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning or afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 16

Business English course

10 lessons of a Business English course + 5 classes of a customised programme

Class in the morning or afternoon, depending on the level and type of course.

Perfect for

Students and professionals

Additional information

This course works on the necessary language competencies in the world of Business, and learn specific vocabulary and pronunciation as well as improving listening, speaking, reading and writing. The methodology is communication.

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Lecciones per Week 15

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning or afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 16

Business English Course + Intensive English course

15 lessons of a business course + 10 lessons of Standard Course

Class in the morning or afternoon, depending on the level and type of course

Perfect for

Students and professionals

Additional information

Harvard Business School materials are used throughout the course. You will learn to do presentations and negotiations, writing formal letters, e-mails, reports, improving the capability of communicating in person or on the phone.

Preparation courses for Cambridge (FCE / CAE)

Class in the morning or afternoon, depending on the level and type of course

2016 Exam dates:

FCE: 11th March, 7th June, 18th August, 29th November

CAE: 12th March, 8th June, 19th August, 30th November

CPE: 9th June, 1st December

Perfect for

Students that need to prepare for the Cambridge exams.

Additional information

The courses have a duration of 8/10/12 weeks. Consult the starting dates.
Those that have a good level of English, we offer the opportunity to be added to a group which has already started. For this, you need to do a test for the previous level.

IELTS Preparation Course

Timetable of the class depends on the level and type of course (you can´t choose)

Perfect for

Students that need to improve their level to pass IELTS

Additional information

The objective of the course is to prepare you to pass the IELTS exam with certainty and confidence. The customised programme allows you to work alone on the competencies that you need to improve the most.

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Lecciones per Week 15

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning or afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 18

IELTS preparation course - intensive

15 classes per week of preparation for the official exams + 10 classes per week of general English

Timetable of the class depends on the level and type of the course (you can´t choose).

Perfect for

Students that need to prepare for the official exams, and improve their general level of English.

Additional information

The objective of the course is to prepare you for the IELTS exam with certainty and confidence.

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Lecciones per Week 25

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning or afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 18

CELTA preparation courses for English teachers in Newcastle

The course requires attendance of a minimum of 120 hours in 4 weeks. These hours include:

Introduction

Tutorials and consultations

Planning of supervised classes

6 hours of TEFL practice

TEFL observation classes

6 hours dedicated to the observation of 5 shared classes by an expert in sharing training classes to professionals.

A minimum of 80 hours of work without supervision, outside of the classroom.

The candidates should show up to at least 80% of each component in the course to be able to pass, although 100% is expected.

Perfect for

English teachers that don´t have experience in teaching English (or have very little)

Additional information

The programme includes practice hours, training and teacher observation.

Characteristics

Course duration 4 weeks

Lecciones per Week 30

Duration of Classes 55 minutos Minutes

Timetables Morning and afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 18

CLIL preparation courses for teachers

The objective of the course is to offer new ideas for classroom management with a focus on the methodology of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)

Perfect for

Non-native English teachers

Additional information

Amongst the content of the course, there are techniques to motivate the students, contemporary culture in English speaking countries, trends and styles in language teaching, classroom management, teaching to speak, read, listen and write.

Characteristics

Course duration 2/3/4 weeks

Lecciones per Week 25

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Morning and afternoon

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 12

Average during the rest of year 8

Minimum age 18

Private classes

Characteristics

Course duration from 1 week

Horas per Week 10

Duration of Classes 60 Minutes

Timetables flexible

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma No

Level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 1

Average during the rest of year 1

Minimum age 16

Characteristics

Course duration desde una semana

Lecciones per Week 25

Duration of Classes 55 Minutes

Timetables Por la mañana y por la tarde

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma Yes

Level B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 15

Average during the rest of year 10

Minimum age 20

Extra-curricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities

The school has a fantastic programme of activities and excursions to help you get to know the most interesting places better. As well as this social programme, you can also get to know people from the city and relax with your peers.

This list is just an example:

Movie nights, contests, quizzes, etc..

Events and meetings at school

Activities and walks around the city of Newcastle

(theatre, cinema, concerts, clubs, pubs, ice skating, etc..)

Evenings and sports nights (there are several sports centers near the school)

Full day excursions every weekend to points of interest such as: Edinburgh, York, The Lakes, Bamburh, Hadrian´s wall

The average price of a full-day tour is 30 €, including the costs of bus, guide and entrance to monuments to be visited on the tour.

Accommodation

Family

Staying with a family is ideal for students who want to immerse themselves in a different culture. You can choose from single room with half board or self catering. One important thing is that the house is never shared with another student of the same nationality. All families are visited regularly to check that the standards set by the Council British are met.

There is also the possibility of reserving a special diet, by paying a supplement.

The family are on average 20 minutes from the school, walking or by bus, depending on the family.

Availability: All year

Room Type: single or double room

School distance: 20 minutes

Check-in: Sunday

Check-out: Saturday

Characteristics

Internet

Private bathroom

Laundry facilities

Cleaning service

Wifi

Kitchen

Kithchen Utensils

Security service

Bed-linen

Towels

Breakfast

Half Board

Full Board

Characteristics

Internet

Private bathroom

Laundry facilities

Cleaning service

Wifi

Kitchen

Kithchen Utensils

Security service

Bed-linen

Towels

Breakfast

Half Board

Full Board

How to get there

Getting to Newcastle

Newcastle International Airport is located 10 km (6 miles) from Newcastle. There are direct flights from Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca.

The companies that fly to Newcastle from Spain are:

EasyJet

Jet2

How to get from the airport to the city

For the transfer service from the airport, a suppplement needs to be paid.

Metro

The airport is near the city and the fastest and easiest way to get to the center of Newcastle is by taking the Metro. Trains leave the airport every 5 to 15 minutes and the journey time is 22 minutes.

Bus

Several bus lines go to the center of Newcastle, you can take the number X77, X78, X79 or 101.